Hair waver



Nov. 25, 1930. M H. H. CADY Y 1,783,108

HAIR WAVER FiledJan. 25. 1930 I Q wow 23hr: UMQW W3 by GM l PatentedNov. 25,1930

UNITED STATES;

PATENTOFFICE? 7 HILDA H. 01mm on SARANAC LAKE; NEW YORK HAIR. wnvnn f IApplication filed. January 25,1936. Serial i This invention relates todevicesused-irr forming waterwaves in the hair.

The object of the inventionis to provide a water wave device by means ofwhich the hair will be held and prevented from slipping through thedevice. A further object ofthe invention is to provide a water wavedevice by means of which a'fiat perfect wave is produced.

. Referring to the accompanying drawspring arms 1 and 2 are providedwhich: when not in use are slightly separated and connected at oneend bya spring'hinge 3 f" whereby-the strips may be drawn together andheld inclamped position byfsuitablel' fastening means as, for example, the end4* i of one strip engaging theinturned end 5 of the other strip, theparts so related as to be able to be snapped into locked position.

The device ispreferably formed ofa single strip of steel to provide thevresilient or? spring. stripsl and 2 and the hinge 3. In 9 use the hairto be waved is clamped between V the stripsl and 2 which areheldtogether.

in locked position.

In order that the hair heldvby the strips shall notslip between'themwhen the hair is combed backand forth the strip 1. is

formed with teeth6 projecting from itsun i der side, the teeth 6extending in a linefrom one end of the strip to the other andthe A strip2 is formed on its upper side witha line of depressions or 'sockets 7which whenthe strips are clamped together receive theteeth ,6. 3 It willbe noticed spaced apartfrom each other as are depres- 5 sions orlsockets7 in the strip 2.

By means of the foregoingconstruction the individual hairsare'firmlyheld in place between theteeth and the sockets which are 0 inFig.3. The strips are formedflat which 'flat surfac'es between saidteeth and sockets," wherebyth'e individual strands of hair will Q: V ibe held firmly in placewhenthe hairyis that the teeth 6 are;

clamped together as shown by dotted lines with the teeth and 1 o k wclamped 1 together serve to produce a perfect flat swirl back and'forthove'rj thehead,thatis the -truew'ater wave, without forming a' ridgeinthehair. H ,1 The device is usedas follows: The hair is first dampenedand combed smoothly back. The lower strip of the device is then insertedalong the scalp and. clamped against the upper strip. The hair is nowheld firmly in place and will'not slip forward or back-. ward in thedevice when the hair is combed forward or backward. i f

With one hand steady the device by means of a slight pressure to thehead and with the other hand comb the hairforward' inserting anothersimilarfdeviceas before. oomb the hair back again this time steadyingthe second device."

Repeat combing the hair backward and forward inserting as many devicesas there arewaves'desired; j 1 p ,The device is preferably made of thinspring steel; five inches longand curved slightly to fitithehead;i thedepressions or v sockets which arepreferably punched in the .metal are:about, one-eighth inchfapart as alsofthe teeth. 1

, The foregoing specification and anneked drawing disclose the preferredembodiment Q of my invention, but-it is to be" understood that ininorchanges may. befresorted to in the commercial; adaptation of myinvention without departing fromlthe scope fof the in vention asclaimed. i

I A'device or thefkind described elastic clalnpingstrips provided withterengaging spaced teed/ligand sockets, and

combed backward and forward to form the 2. YA device of the-kinddescribed coinpris- 9 ingelastic clamping strips having a longi:

teeth and sockets, whereby the individual m strands of hair will be heldfirmly in place Eli) when the hair is combed backward and forward toform the wave.

3. A device of the kind described comprising curved spring clampingstrips having a line of interengaging spaced teeth and sockets, and flatsurfaces between said teeth and sockets, whereby the individual strandsof hair will be held firmly in place when the hair is combed backwardand forward to form the wave.

4. A device of the kind described comprising a pair of spring actuatedcurved clamping strips, one of said strips having a line of spacedsockets and the other a line of spaced teeth engageable with saidsockets, and flat surfaces between said teeth and sockets, whereby theindividual strands of hair will be held firmly in place when the hair iscombed backward and forward to form the wave.

5. A device of the klnd described comprlsing a pair of curved springactuated clamping strips formed of a single strip of steel, one of saidstrips having a line of spaced sockets and the other a line of spacedteeth engageable with said sockets, and flat surfaces between said teethand sockets, whereby the individual strands of hair will be held firmlyin place when the hair is combed backward and forward to ,form the wave.I p

6. A'hair waver comprising curved spring clamping strips,one of saidstrips having a line of punched spaced sockets and the other a line ofspaced punched teethengageable with said sockets, and flat surfacesbetween said teeth and sockets, whereby the inclividual strands of hairwill be held firmly in place when the hair is combed backward andforward to form the wave.

7. A hair waver comprising a pair of elastic curved spring clampingstrips hinged at one end and having fastening means atv the other end,one of said strips having a line of spaced sockets and the other a lineof spaced teeth adapted to engage said sockets, and flat surfacesbetween said teeth and sockets, whereby the individual strands of hairwill be held firmly in place when the hair is combed backward andforward to form the wave. 7

8. A device of the kind described comprisi ing clamping strips-providedwith interengaging spaced teeth and sockets, and flat surfaces betweensaid teeth and sockets, whereby the individual strands of halr will 7 beheld firmly in place when the hair is combed backward and forward toform the wave.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

HILDA H. CADY.

